Dutch to allow euthanasia for under-12s
The Dutch government on Friday gave euthanasia for children under 12 the green light, permitting mercy deaths for young minors suffering "unbearably and without hope".
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Health Services: News and Research on Euthanasia
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Examining palliative care and physician assisted death
In a new article, Sándor Kőmüves looks at the phenomena of palliative care and physician assisted death and their interrelationships on several levels. The researcher begins with an analysis of the definition of palliative ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Overlooked and underused: Help for assisted dying goes unused in Quebec
Interdisciplinary support groups (ISGs) exist to help health-care teams that offer medical assistance in dying (MAiD). But even though ISGs were introduced in Quebec in 2016, their mandates and services still aren't well-known.
Mar 1, 2023
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Ethical implications of broad access to medically assisted death need a long, hard look
As a philosophy professor and researcher of end-of-life ethics, I ask the students in my ethics class who should be eligible to receive Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Should it be open only to people actively dying from ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness
The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada's controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people.
Dec 16, 2022
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Why mourning a pet can be harder than grieving for a person
Many pet owners know that our connections with animals can be on an emotional par with those we share with other humans—and scientific research backs this up.
Dec 8, 2022
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France to open debate on legalizing assisted suicide
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a national debate on end-of-life options that will include exploring the possibility of legalizing assisted suicide.
Sep 13, 2022
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Experts see Canada's euthanasia laws as threat to disabled
Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal, he asked his brother to "bust ...
Aug 11, 2022
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COVID-19 may have increased UK doctors' willingness not to resuscitate the very sick and frail
COVID-19 may have changed UK doctors' end-of-life decision-making, making them more willing to not resuscitate very sick and/or frail patients and raising the threshold for referral to intensive care, suggest the results ...
Jul 25, 2022
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